The sun., 1887-04-17
CHICAGOS FAMOUS STORE
Greeks OF the United States will be Sorry ts
Hear OF its Coming Kespectability.
From the Chicdgo Mail.

Hear OF its Coming Respectability.
From the cnicapo Mail.
1.-THE Store" the notorious saloon which
for fifteen years has been the Western Mecca
Of all the big crooks Of the country. is being
not any longer be taken down to the corner Of
CLARK nnd Monroe streets, wheeled about at 173
aa CLARK Sg M 81 ans Ind n 0a hs, hSy e
richest gambler IN the country, Mike Melon,
sa bH % She tbanG hs IN luna
quarry, man. whose big Lemont property Nc
Donald now boasts among his possessions.
s o% s nn cT sesns $
attempt. was made to make It the Western CEN
ire for the big sports. the Store was known
forgers. safe blowers. counterfeiters. burglars
OF big and little fame, men who were pursued
for murder-all sorts and grades OF criminals
headed toward it from all pnrts of the world
for one reason or another. When Allan Pin
kerton, was alive it was the duty Of Billy to Keep
sssnd t. sa pessi6y ses y nioons rspta
tion suffered some in the minds OF those not in
the secret. because he. was forever ,i9unginG
tho training that made the son of his father the
best posted man in his profession concerning
Half Of the Pinksrton success is attributed BY
some people TO the indefatigabiity with which
Billy studied faces and hab!s ut III the Store
not only been the headquarters for criminals
1t has been the scene of dozens Of terrible
crimes. II was rlknl Ill lTOnI tue SlOTt uuI
81 %oy Sf an
dsIbaIms 6rs whS finally gaSs the
cause Of that shooting He had been drinking
and was in mischieyoqs mood Dunn u, ny, was in
ons o1 Haey in ro
Donald Is feeling good he likes to see nothing
better than sht +o,d He h, wen, back &c ,S
thought he was o pretty good fellow, but II what
HOey said about him was true he ought to get
Xii Of wsnt o Where hyS hosy Vas Dna ana
that Dunn had been talking most shamefully Of
him. 1t took only, a few moments for the men
guns were out. .Jcre Dunn's habit of carrying
his in his. outside pocket stood him in good
stead and he away ~ the Sn
Ss The ns marer f@ Of Sir Sir James" the gambler. in
ted tt at Eh the y st%re % any Other Place b"nEo
man named Martin, who was better known by
ihs a Ssu F ssssl sna
The R latter was . tall. good looking, and good;
n amg HIS athaq to Tsa
tSs SSSs S,sd operations @ p the srowd Which
sRse abie feilow. fo S"Sy White fns had S knife up
his sleeve. and when Sir James came up
dsS the kns bsn sFSs s into into h s aea
pocket almost before he was dead, and the
claim was successfully set UP that the murder
was In self-defense. White Pine is still alive.
He was the man who bunkoed $170O0 out Of a
miner who had that amount OF gold dust in his
possession. Washburn was then chief OF police,
and caught him, and in moving him about the
city took care that he was always heavily
ironed. He is now broken down and poor. He
villain, and had few friends in his heyday, He
is altogether despised now.
in Tha Benns 0 n
important part in the contest that McGarige
made. for County Sheriff. Bowling claimed
that the police were glad to see him beaten. his
nose bitten, and his ear chewed of: and that
McGarigle stood by without interfering, while
the murderous Garritys were trying to kick
bite, and thump him to death. Where sam
Medill. managing editor of the Tribune,
was beaten by these same Clarity thugs
has always been little matter Of doubt
1t was probably near the Lakeside building
but it was planned in the Store. because the
Tribune declared that the Garritys ought to be
Notwithstanding the fact that this saloon
was always the headquarters for criminals. 1t
was also u place that furnished to the Pinker-
tons great mass OF valuable Information.
Mcdonald. it is said has always had the good
will Of the banks over the country, for the rea-
ton information which has led to the capture
information In the Store that led to the cap
ture OF Brockway, the great Bank Of England
forger and also information from the same
place that finally rounded up Charley Hol-
brook. Ira Cavendish. and numerous other
hank SneakS and fOrQerS.